The Drill Sergeant

"Workaholic"

As an attorney in a major New Mexico law firm, I
have many colleagues who work long hours.
However, the reputation of one of my partners'
workaholic ways even extended beyond the office.

He not only had to leave work early one day
because of a medical problem, but he was also
told by his doctor to stay home until the end of the
week. My colleague grudgingly agree to comply.

In the middle of the week, our receptionist received
a call for him. She announced that the partner was
out of the office until Friday. "Good," the caller said.
"That's all I wanted to know."

It was my partner's doctor.

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"The Drill Sergeant"

One of my husband's duties as a novice drill
instructor at Fort Jackson, S.C., was to escort
new recruits to the mess hall. After everyone
had made it through the chow line, he sat them
down and told them, "There are three rules in
this mess hall: Shut up! Eat up! Get up!"

Checking to see that he had everyone's attention,
he asked, "What is the first rule?"

Much to the amusement of the other instructors,
60 privates yelled in unison, "Shut up, Drill
Sergeant!"
Received on Tue Jun 7 09:27:33 2005